Hair drying shield



July 19, 1938. N. L. PRAYTOR HAIR DRYiNG SHIELD Filed June 21, 1937 m lNW II Mul V INVENTOR Nara L. Pragtar w v ATTORNEY Patented July 19, 1938amnar name snmnn Nora L Praytor, B

Application June 21, 1937, semi NZ. new

1 Claim.

My invention relates to hair-drying shields and more particularlyrelates to an article of this kind adapted to protect the back of theneck and the ears from the hot blast of air employed in hairll dryingmachines.

After the hair has been washed, set, etc. preparatory to drying it isheld in place by means of a hair net to prevent disarrangement whensubjected to the hot blast from'the hair-drying ma- 10 chine. In orderto prevent the formation of creases across the forehead caused by theelastic band provided on the hair net, the shield is provided with astrap which is channel-shaped in cross section to receive the elasticband.

My invention embodies other novel features, details of construction, andarrangement of parts which are hereinafter set forth in thespecification and claim and illustrated in the accompanying drawingforming part thereof, wherein:

Fig. l is a plan view of my improved shield;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the shield strap taken along the lineII--II of Fig. l;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the shield taken along the line III-III ofFig. 1; and 5 Fig. 4 is a side elevational view showing the manner ofmounting the shield upon the head of the user for protecting the earsand neck from the hot air blast and also to prevent the formation ofcreases across the forehead by placing the elastic 3o border of the hairnet upon the shield strap.

Referring now to the drawing for a better understanding of my invention,I show a shield 6 provided with a hem I along its straight upper edgeand having ear covering portions 3 and a 5 neck covering portion 9. Thehem is stitched at H and is adapted to receive therein an elastic member82 which, in its'unstretched form, ex-

tends less than the width of the shield. A strap H has its, one endsecured to one end of the elastic member I! and is provided with one ormore fastening members I for engagement with a companion fastener Imounted on the other end of the elastic member.

found practicable to form the shields of paper and 10 I discard sameafter use.

In the use of the shield to protect the ears and neck from the blast ofhot air from the hair drying machine, it is positioned as illustrated inFig.

4 and held in place by the fasteners M and l8; after which, the hair net2| is mounted upon the head to hold the hair in position and having itselastic border 22 mounted in the center of the strap l3 between thecords i9 where it cannot form a crease across the forehead.

While I have shown my invention in but one form it is obvious to thoseskilled in the art that it is not so limited but is susceptible ofvarious changes and modifications without departing from the spiritthereof and I desire, therefore, 25.

that only such limitations shall be placed'thereupon as are imposed bythe prior art.

I claim:

In an article of the character described, a shield having an uppermarginal edge provided with a hem, said shield having ear protectingportions and a neck protecting portion and disposed in spaced relationto the neck to permit cooling air to circulate under the shield, a strappositioned within the hem of the shield and adapted to encircle the headof the user, said strap having a portion of its length formed ofresilient material and the remaining portion formed channelshaped incross section to receive the elastic border of a hair net, and fasteningmeans provided 40 for engaging the ends of the strap.

NORA L. PRAYTOR.

